Darlington Point Turf Club Raoes. Br 'Acotra's Ghost.' The annual re-union of the sportmen and their friends around Darlington Point took place on Tuesday last (Boxing Day)-, when the Turf Club had a bill of fare of nine events to be decided. The club were more fortunate as regards weather than were their neighbors at Whitton and Carrathool — Hie former having a very hot day, and the latter a wet and dusty day, while the peo ple it the Point had a beautiful day for iheir. meeting, a cool refreshing breeze blowiag right across the course for the greater part of the day. ' The attendance was hardly up to that of last year, which is owing no doubt to the bush fires that have been raging. Perhaps it would not be saying too much to'express the opinion that the Darlington Point Turf Club is one of the best managed up-country cluba we have, and that the officials work togettier like clock work. To single out any one of them to special notice would be a hard task, but suffice it to say they...

8P0BTIHG. Whitton Turf Club Raoas. ^Pr ' Acocb'b Ghsst.' Tb^IoonJ annual race meeting of tha BWefrtBb name off on Friday Is at, but, I am ilnM ihc club sill hare a balance on the immjj fide of tb» -ledger over it. The v«*t£erwa*not at, all suitable for outdoor arnuseoieur, b»iujr oppr»i«jrely hot. Th» p«\np, though, wan in splendid order. Th« «ttaudan-« was wrj- sjeod otamderiag that wont of th* settler* were getting in tUeiicrops, and that toe meeting- not f/illiujr uu a Iwltday nraveutedh lot from putting iumi appcsrauoo. The «utri« for tlie miuur events weco eveu worse tufcl) tortne principal oues ; «uu us n result, th» racing was Dot so good as it ni.'ht hart been. The officials worked with a will, ailtt loft no stone untamed to mafca the meetiag a success. Mr A. L. Cooper, as judge, ?ravel to Via the right man iq the right pU*». Although Mr M'Lachlan did on two occasions 1st the horses away to in different starts, the ' weildimg' on the whole may be termed creditable. Mr New ma...

LATE SPORTING. w Bt ' AuauB'g Ghost.' Sportsmen's Guide. Jan. 1. — Nakan'deea Posy and Galloway Club's Races. ' Jan. 1 aud 2.— Hat Jockey Club. Feb. 6 and 7.— M ubeumbdbbah Tobp Club Feb 14 and 15. — Cooiamundra Toef Club The ancient' Little John, who a few years ago was a particularly smart hurdle cliaser, was given a run among the penies at Coatamundra on Tuesday, but so dotty was the little bay on his pins that he eraoked up soon after the flag fell and was pulled. Little John now does duty in the shafts of his owner's 'euggy. ? . ? At the Wi luinstown Races on Monday ? last, J5, with 8st 71b, completely smothered the fair field opposed to bun .in the Christ mas Gift, 6 furlongs, leaving the dietanoe behind him in lmin 15J sees. 1T* must have an AI show in the Stincliah Handicap. Tho NewtownCWagga; olub journeyed to Coolamon om Tuesday to try conolasions with with tne Coolamoa club -saya 'ths ' Ex presi'). The latter in their first innings fan np a total of 125 runs before the la...

The Treasury, Now South' Wales, 8th December, 1893. ANNUAL TENDERS. Tenders for Forage for the Police throughout the colony, and for Publlo Departments, Metropolitan and Parra matte Districts, 1891-1895. NOTICE is hereby given that Tenders for the Annual Forage Supplies for the Polios throughout the Colony, and for Pub Ho Departments, Metropolitan and Parra. mattft Districts, for the year ending 31st March, 1895, will be received at the Treasury up to noon on Monday, the 12th. February, 1894. The list of Stations and conditions of oo» traat; &amp;c., will be. found in Government Gazette (Supplement) K». 837, of 8th De oembar, 1893, — copies of whioh can' be seen at allConrthouset throughput the Colonv. Tender forms oan be obtained at tbo various Police Stations or from the Treasury. JOHN SEE. 77, ~' Haiandera Hospital. ALL those to whom HOSPITAL ART UNION TICKETS were sent for sale, are requested to .furnish theSeoretary with returns by the 31st DECEMBER, in order that the drawi...

LATEST CABLEGRAMS. BT WIR» FSOH OUB OWK CORRE5P3NDBCT. London. Thursday. The President of Brazil has been forcibly detained by the Poriguese Minister at Rb. It ia very iinprol-a-tle t ?»! the Duke -and Duchess of York mill «o;ept the invitation to visit Australia. D,- Benwick, Chiiajo Exhibition Commis sioner for Kew South Wales, has had a l»n ,'tby interview with President Cleveland and tiie Chairman of the Tariff Commission, on the quesion of wool dulioa and the grow ing commerce between Australia and America. Mr W. T. Si»ad, editor of the ' Review of Reviews,!' c-used a great sensation and uproar while addressing a meeting of ladies in Chicago, by declaring tli.t the aulienoo comprised many weal. by but aalfish woman, who were in some respects worst than pros titutes. Li Id -. In the glove contest bstweaa Dlxoa and . Murphy, the Utter was defeated in the third round. : It is semi-offioia'ly annsunoed that the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York to Australia is impossible. Mr An...

¥ Wanted to Enow ? : ; ': 'yTfpw. many punters picked the pragrimme l- at Whitton, laying odds on of from 3 to 6 tol? If Mnsio, by Pipor, out of Woodlands' dam, did not play a good tu»e: in the hack races at Whitton and Darlington Point ? If it is possible to get ^.better stallion for £30 than Mrs Mac Lachlan got in Timbrel ? If ' Dagworth' is satisfied that Merri^al c»n carry a ton after his Saturday's per formance 7 If 'Augur's Ghoet' has not come out en top over the 'fair measurement' question?. A fortnight age the public were to be kept out-of the measuring enclosure; to-day the puMic are cordially invited to attend. If (teeing. that according to the Associated Clubs, tmasurers are allowed to ' use their own discretion') it is any wonder some IS hand ponies hare been in 14.1 and 14.2 cla-.ues? If seme measurers bavetny 'discretion' at alii If the disqualificatioa of the pony Lady, her owner, and rider, which were imposrd it the late pony meeting, have been endorsed ly the Associ...

LiTliSr TELEGRAMS. ^^ BV WIKB PJIOM OllH OWN CORBESPOND«Nr Sydney. . _ _ Friday. At the Svdnoy stock sales yesterday 40,000 sharp were penned, and prices were lower, wethers bringing 3s 0J to 8s, and ewes 2s 5d to 6s Sil. Cattle. — 1800 were ymled, and the market, was nnaltered. Bul locks brought £3 6s to £7 7s 6d ; cows, £2 2s to £4 12'. Best beef brought from 12a to 12s 6d nerewt. Sir George Dibbs states that as far as I e can see there are no good grounds for be licving that the Electoral Act is in any way invalid. Speaking at Wollongong yesternight Mr Reid said that the fiscal question must over shadow all others in the next Parliament. ]f the Fieotrade party got in power they must repeal the existing1 tariff and introduce a policy of direct taxation on lauds, incomes, and Wealth. There was a remarkable change in the weather yesterday. The thermometer fell thirty to. fsity degrees, aud is now bleak and ivintry. General rain fell in- miny parts of the country. At a meeting of ths...